St. Maarten – “His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday’s attempt to cancel the national decree of October 29 is unconstitutional,” Lisa Alexander said in a press statement last night. “There is absolutely no provision in the Constitution tha

St. Maarten - Independent Member of Parliament Maurice Lake says he foresees GEBE playing a vital role in renewable energy in St. Maarten. “Based on the coalition of eight’s governing program, we will continue where the steering committee within

Containment, was the order of the moment when gallons of diesel began to seep onto the road during the tedious operation to get the MACK Truck removed from the scene of the accident in Betty’s Estate. Photo Today / Milton Pieters
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St. Maarten – While Cft-chairman age Bakker saw ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ during a press conference on Tuesday, Finance Minister Richard Gibson sang a different tune at yesterday’s Council of Ministers press briefing: “We are in a f

St. Maarten – The police department has started offering robbery awareness training to banks, supermarkets, jewelry stores and other businesses at no cost. Last Tuesday Chief Commissioner Carl John was at hand for such training for staff at the Re

This puddle of water on Front Street certainly highlights a negative reflection of what this section of Philipsburg should look like. Photo Today / Milton Pieters
St. Maarten - Front and Back Streets are the two most important thoroughfa

St. Maarten – Traffic heading out of Philipsburg will soon find some relief as Vromi-Minister Angel Meyers intends to open up the ring road for a one-way out of town. The entrance to the temporary road will be at …..Kitchen.
The cur

St. Maarten – There is a direct link between unemployment and education levels. This appears from a labor force survey by the Department of Statistics amount 1,038 households. The highest levels of unemployment are found among citizens w

St. Maarten - Gebe experienced faults on several transmission cables to the eastern side of the island yesterday. This led to outages from as early as 5 a.m. “The main transmission cables feeding the two substations in the Philipsburg a

St. Maarten – Ever since the Sint Maarten Christian Party announced its participation in the upcoming elections the issue of separation of church and state became debatable. Opinions range from strict separation to a close association between churc

On the left is the boom of the Terex Gottwald Model 6 Crane and the CMA CGM Container Vessel, the largest to dock at Port St. Maarten, MV Marseille. Photo contributed
St. Maarten - During the inauguration on Saturday of the newly acquire

Former Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Rita Bourne-Gumbs looks into the distance seconds before she guided this group to a place where they were protected by the approaching showers. Photo Today / Milton Pieters
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St. Maarten – The five newly established political parties have, as they announced last week, sent a protest letter to Governor Drs. Eugene Holiday, demanding that the elections on February 9 of next year take place and will not be postponed. The l

St. Maarten - The Africa Caribbean Heritage Alliance Foundation (Acha), closes off 2015 with a seminar on the theme of leadership and positive connections. It is aimed at finding more positive ways to connect St. Maarten and the broader Caribbean wit

A moment of silence for the murdered pump attendant at the Tackling gas station. Photo Today / Andrew Bishop
St. Maarten - A memorial was held for the late Gerard Saulveur who was killed during a robbery at the Sol gas station on Monday

Finance Minister Richard Gibson. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar
St. Maarten – The Ministry of Finance will not devote any more energy to the 2015 budget, Minister Richard Gibson said yesterday. Instead, the focus is on the 2016

St. Maarten – On June 2012 current Prime Minister William Marlin, then minister of Vromi. promised Dutch Quarter that the district would be “brand new” by the end of 2014. Why nothing happened? “The wrong people were in government,” Marlin

St. Maarten – The Dutch Ministry of Safety and Justice has made six experts available to St. Maarten to assist the country with the fight against crime, acting Justice Minister Richard Gibson said yesterday. The six experts will be avail

Technicians conduct tests in the Philipsburg area. Photo contributed
St. Maarten – A new internet provider from the French side of the island is working on launching island wide superfast internet connections for St. Martin and St. Maa

Kids and adults get up close with island insects at the bug discovery station. Photo Chemaine Petit-Booi
St. Maarten – Sunday's Birds & Bugs event promises a morning of wildlife-themed entertainment and exploration this Sunday at t

Attorney Patricia Chance-Duzant (center) holds an enlarged image of the traditional Grand Case bridge design during a demonstration in Grand Case with supporters of the bridge’s restoration. Photo contributed
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Nature Foundation Manager Tadzio Bervoets, aboard the vessel Yellow Tail, takes a sample of the oil spill. Photo contributed
St. Maarten - There was once again a significant oil spill originating at the Gebe power plant yesterday morning. Staff of

From left Peter Gittens, Daniel Ortega, Loekie Morales, Mercedes van der Waals-Wyatt and Wycliffe Smith. Photo contributed
St. Maarten – Five newly registered political parties got together on Monday to discuss the intention by the Wil

St. Maarten – Due to popular demand, TelEm Group is once again lighting up Pond Island for the Christmas season by decking out its main building in festive Christmas colors and lights.
The building, situated on the Great Salt Pond, opposite the

The initiatives are there but the results are nothing to be proud of. That is not due to the labor affairs department, the SHTA or the hotels who made efforts to bring vacancies and job seekers together. It is not even due to the job hunters who lack

The terror attacks in Paris have had a Pavlov-effect on politicians. Never before was the call for closing the borders so loud. Never before did so few people think that closing the borders is a practical impossibility. People who want to get in, wil

A scene from the Start Here campaign in September. File photo Today / Milton Pieters
Many matches, only six positions filled
St. Maarten – The department of labor affairs has matched 102 vacancies to 83 suitable candidates who reg

Forensic detectives set up a tent to cover the crime scene at the Tackling gas station. Photo contributed
St. Maarten – Yesterday around 6.30 p.m. one of the attendants at the Tackling gas station in Cole bay was fatally shot by an ar

St. Maarten - The Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (Epic) foundation has received critical financial support from the Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority Corporation to support the operation of its sewage pumpout boat, affectionately nam

Diane Balit shows some of her designer watches. Photo Today
St. Maarten – Diane Balit will open up her new designer watch shop on Front Street on Tuesday December 10. At this moment the shop is already open, but the official opening

St. Maarten –Tadzio Bervoets is a young tourism professional who works as the manager of the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation, the conservation and environmental management organization for Sint Maarten. He is also vice-chair of the Dutch